Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees Northern Cali. Pipe Trades Pension Trust Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.0B
Total assets: 2,470
Participants: 99th
Percentile by assets: $423,801
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan · Sponsored by Board of Trustees Northern Cali. Pipe Trades Pension Trust · California · Construction

$1.0B in assets, 2,470 participants

Board of Trustees Northern Cali. Pipe Trades Pension Trust's Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan reported $1.0B in total assets and 2,470 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
#8,909 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Coverage in California

Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan covers 2,470 participants in California, 3.9x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $1.0B.

$1.0B
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 2,470
covered participants: 99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $423,801
avg assets per participant

Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$110M in the plan year 2022 filing to $119M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $941M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.0B in the plan year 2023 filing.
Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan reported participants rose from 2,375 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,470 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State

California

Industry

Construction

Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan reports 2,470 participants - 3.9x that state average ($1.0B EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$941M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$1.0B
Net Income	$119M
Employer EIN	943190386
Plan Effective Date	1994-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees Northern Cali. Pipe Trades Pension Trust)

Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees Northern Cali. Pipe Trades Pension Trust plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	4,721	$1.4B
2023	2	5,026	$1.6B
2024	2	4,912	$1.7B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Kaiser Permanente Retirement Plan $33.5B · 127,356
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan $21.4B · 22,914
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan $18.0B · 25,647
Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc. $10.8B · 19,545
Disney Salaried Pension Plan D $10.1B · 10,813

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

Pension Plan of Local 464a (NJ) $1.0B · 7,110
Precision Castparts Corp. Retirement Plan (OR) $1.1B · 2,018
National Fuel Gas Company Retirement Plan (NY) $1.0B · 548
The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation Retirement Account (FL) $1.1B · 625

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.2% during 2023, from $941M to $1.0B. Reported net income was $119M.

How have Board of Trustees Northern Cali. Pipe Trades Pension Trust plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees Northern Cali. Pipe Trades Pension Trust's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.8%, from $1.4B to $1.7B.

Where does Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan of Local 464a in NJ ($1.0B, 7,110 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan's numbers.

By total assets, Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California. Compare plans
Board of Trustees Northern Cali. Pipe Trades Pension Trust's sponsor-wide assets have grown 25.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 943190386.